e once said - As bees flock to the blooming flower on their own without any
invitation and as the insects (parwanas) flock to the light on their
own, Light - Eternal of Sri Guru Nanak Sahib in itself is the greatest
attraction for the yearning souls to flock to. There is no need
for any publicity, letters, intimation and so on.

He shunned all publicity; he never permitted it. He seldom visited or
stayed in a city or in a house. He never permitted anything to be written
on him, nor did He allow any shabad in praise of a saint to be sung in
his presence. He allowed no cooking, no construction. He was essentially
a faqir possessing nothing but Love and depending on none but the Almighty.
And millions worship Him all over the globe, today.

One highly learned and qualified professor once sought Babaji's permission
to write a book on Babaji's life. Babaji declined, smiled and replied,
A superficial biography means nothing. Baba Farid spent a long span of
twelve years in a well, yearning for God. A historian could only record
the long period of twelve years spent in a forsaken well in a jungle being
otherwise completely ignorant and unaware of the spiritual experiences
Baba Farid underwent during that hard penance.

His self effacement was total. He neither permitted anyone to write about
Him, nor to photograph Him. He once remarked :